Garden Cocktail Recipes

While you are enjoying time with family and friends, why not surprise them with a cocktail made with fresh herbs from your garden. Try these recipes or come up with your own concoctions or variations! And please share with us your variations and other favorite recipes you may have. 

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 Have a great time with family and friends. See you in the Ocean Shores Community Garden soon!

Eskimo Mint Kisses

Ingredients – Yields 1 Cocktail:

2.5 oz Bourbon Whiskey

1.5 oz Half & Half (or Oat Milk)

1/2 oz cane sugar syrup

10 fresh mint leaves

Instructions:

Add mint to a shaker and press with a muddler. Add the remaining ingredients to the shaker, and shake with ice. Fine strain contents over crushed ice. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Basil Daisy

Ingredients – Yields 1 Cocktail:

2 oz Rum

1/2 oz Aperol

1 oz Simple Syrup

1 oz Lemon Juice

4 Basil Leaves

Lemon Wedge

Instructions:

In a shaker, add all ingredients (minus lemon wedge) with ice. Shake for about 8-15 seconds. Strain contents into a glass over fresh ice. Add a lemon wedge and fresh basil for garnish.

Rosemary Daiquiri

Ingredients – Yields 1 Cocktail:

2 oz Rum

3/4 oz Rosemary Syrup (recipe below)

1 oz Lime Juice

fresh Rosemary Sprig

Instructions:

In a shaker, add all ingredients with ice. Shake for about 8-15 seconds. Strain contents into a daiquiri coupe glass. Add a rosemary sprig for garnish.

To make rosemary syrup:

In a Mason Jar, take 8-10 sprigs of rosemary and place in 1 cup of boiling water. Let steep (like tea) for five minutes, then add 1.5 cups sugar and stir until dissolved. Seal the jar and let it sit for 8-12 hours, then strain out sprigs.

Pineapple/Sage Margarita

Ingredients – Yields 1 Cocktail:

5 fresh Sage leaves

2 oz. Tequila

1 oz. Pineapple juice

1 Tbls Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

1 ½ tsp Agave syrup

Pineapple wedge

Instructions

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass. Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge. SHAKE all ingredients with ice. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.